| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Fola Esch |
| Relegated | Pétange Union 05 Kayl-Tétange |
| Champions League | Fola Esch |
| Europa League | F91 Dudelange Jeunesse Esch FC Differdange 03 |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 610 (3.35 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Stefano Bensi Edis Osmanović (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | F91 Dudelange 7–1Wiltz |
| Biggest away win | Wiltz 0–9Racing FC |
| Highest scoring | Wiltz 0–9 Racing FC |
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The2012–13Luxembourg National Division was the 99th season of top-tier football inLuxembourg. It began on 5 August 2012 and ended on 25 May 2013.F91 Dudelange were the defending champions having won their tenth league championship in theprevious season.
US Rumelange andUS Hostert were relegated to theDivision of Honour after finishing 13th and 14th in theprevious season. Both clubs were relegated after one year in the top flight. They were replaced by 2011–12 Division of Honour championsJeunesse Canach and runners-upEtzella Ettelbruck. Both clubs return to the top flight after a one-year absence.
Hesperange as 12th-placed team had to compete in a single play-off match against third-placed Division of Honour sideWiltz. Wiltz won the match by 6–2, and they returned to the top division after a one-year absence. Swift Hesperange were relegated to the Division of Honour after an eleven-year stay in the top division.
| Team | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| FC Differdange 03 | Stade du Thillenberg | 7,830 |
| F91 Dudelange | Stade Jos Nosbaum | 2,600 |
| FC Etzella Ettelbruck | Stade Am Deich | 2,650 |
| CS Fola Esch | Stade Émile Mayrisch | 3,900 |
| CS Grevenmacher | Op Flohr Stadion | 4,000 |
| FC Jeunesse Canach | Stade Rue de Lenningen | 1,000 |
| Jeunesse Esch | Stade de la Frontière | 5,400 |
| UN Käerjeng 97 | Stade um Bëschel | 1,000 |
| CS Pétange | Stade Municipal (Pétange) | 3,300 |
| FC Progrès Niederkorn | Stade Jos Haupert | 4,830 |
| Racing FC Union Luxembourg | Stade Achille Hammerel | 5,814 |
| FC RM Hamm Benfica | Luxembourg-Cents | 2,800 |
| Union 05 Kayl-Tétange | Stade Victor Marchal | 1,000 |
| FC Wiltz 71 | Stade Géitz | 2,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fola Esch(C) | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 23 | +43 | 59 | Qualification toChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | F91 Dudelange | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 20 | +33 | 55 | Qualification toEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Jeunesse Esch | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 50 | |
| 4 | Differdange 03 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 47 | |
| 5 | RM Hamm Benfica | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 46 | |
| 6 | Grevenmacher | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 42 | |
| 7 | Jeunesse Canach | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 37 | |
| 8 | Racing FC | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 33 | |
| 9 | UN Käerjeng 97 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 31 | |
| 10 | Wiltz | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 30 | |
| 11 | Etzella Ettelbruck | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 27 | |
| 12 | Progrès Niederkorn(O) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 25 | Qualification toRelegation play-offs |
| 13 | Pétange(R) | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 56 | −35 | 14 | Relegation toLuxembourg Division of Honour |
| 14 | Union 05 Kayl-Tétange(R) | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 29 | 73 | −44 | 12 |
| Home \ Away | DIF | DUD | ETZ | FOL | GRE | JEC | JEU | KÄE | PET | PRO | RAC | RMH | UKT | WIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Differdange 03 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| F91 Dudelange | 3–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 7–1 | |
| Etzella Ettelbruck | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | |
| Fola Esch | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
| Grevenmacher | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Jeunesse Canach | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 6–2 | |
| Jeunesse Esch | 2–4 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | |
| UN Käerjeng 97 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 4–3 | |
| Pétange | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Progrès Niederkorn | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | |
| Racing FC | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| RM Hamm Benfica | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Union 05 Kayl-Tétange | 1–0 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–5 | |
| Wiltz | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–9 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
The 12th-placed club in the National Division competed in a relegation play-off match against the third-placed team from the2012–13 Division of Honour for one spot in the following season's competition.
| Progrès Niederkorn | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Strassen |
|---|---|---|
| Report (in French) |